Re: sending messages from iPad

2016-05-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Yeah there is but requires a working iPhone. Go to settings > messages > text message forwarding. > On 17 May 2016, at 05:46, wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > hi all, > Thank you for the help. > Is there anyway to set my iPad so that I can text anyone, not just people > from my iPhone. My iP

RE: callendar program me with nag me every minute?

2016-05-16 Thread Jenny Dawson
Perhaps a wife? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Adam Morris Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 1:07 PM To: viPhone Subject: callendar program me with nag me every minute? Hi all, Does anyone know of a program like alarmed

callendar program me with nag me every minute?

2016-05-16 Thread Adam Morris
Hi all, Does anyone know of a program like alarmed that has the relentless nag me feature? I like this feature since if you're in another room you hear the alarm for the reminder going off till you do something about it. -- Adam Morris email: a...@damorris.com --

is there a better way to send emails

2016-05-16 Thread wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net
hi all, Usually when I send an email I go into my contacts, open up the contact and find the email address that I want to centu, and then selected. Is there a better way? Paragraph also is there a way to send emails while in the email account I can't seem to find the compose button unless I have

sending messages from iPad

2016-05-16 Thread wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net
hi all, Thank you for the help. Is there anyway to set my iPad so that I can text anyone, not just people from my iPhone. My iPhone is not working right now. It is the only phone I have. If there's not a way to do it in the messages app is there another app that I could download and install on m

mistake in the from address

2016-05-16 Thread wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net
Sent from my iPadhi all, I forgot to change the from address to the SBC global address instead of the iCloud one. If I make my SBC global account my default email account, will my iCloud things still get knocked up? Thank you very much. God bless, Wren Langleyhi all, I forgot to change the from

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Richard Turner
Here is the ScanJig info, plus a link to my page describing other stand options just in case. ScanJig Pro Plus, $49.00 ScanJig comes in a new "Pro" version that has a bracket to allow you to turn the ScanJig on its back and use it to scan books. See the link above or call their number: 800-390

iPhone seems to have died during update

2016-05-16 Thread wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net
hi all, Thank you for the help If you get a duplicate duplicate of this I apologize. I looked in my sent messages and I did not see this one. The iPhone told me the update would begin in so many seconds, and then stopped. It never rebooted after that. I connected it to the computer and try to up

Re: Brailliant bluetooth constant messsage

2016-05-16 Thread Jennie Facer
I don't think there is a way to get around it. I have the same thing with my Focus 40. I also have it with my Braille Sense U2. It is just trying to connect your devices. That's all. A little annoyance, but an easy one to get away. Jenn Jennie Facer > On May 16, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Matthew Bull

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Jewel
I am just about the purchase the KNFB Reader, and a useful adjunct would be the Scanjig. Where can I purchase it? Jewel -- From: "Arnold Schmidt" Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:50 AM To: Subject: Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader

Re: A Good Calendar App

2016-05-16 Thread Chris Chaffin
Hello All, Just a little calendar tip. Just like you can use Siri to create a calendar event, you can also use Siri to tell you many things regarding your calendar and the events you have coming up. For example, you can ask Siri things like: What is on my schedule today? And Siri will list the

Brailliant bluetooth constant messsage

2016-05-16 Thread Matthew Bullis
Hello, whenever I go into the Bluetooth settings for whatever I want to accomplish, the alert comes up with Humanware Brailliant display, an OK button saying it's not found. I don't always have this display turned on and findable, and it's only this device that always has this alert. Humanware s

Re: Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi all, For some reason, the u2 had the code 1234 already paired in there, so after I entered that code, it paired itself again. Thank you Karl and Scott. It now works again. Have a great week! Thanks again for your help. Jenn Jennie Facer > On May 16, 2016, at 3:49 PM, Karl Smith wrote: >

RE: A Good Calendar App

2016-05-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Monni, I love fantastical. When you open the app there’s a new event button at the top right of the screen. You write a sentence something like this: “doctor’s appointment on july 3, 2016 at 2 pm” And it will enter the information on the correct date. I find it very voice-over friendly.

Re: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread rajmund
hello, When I took a picture of my cat, who's furry, she was identified as a grey cat on textile, which was the bed. I took the picture from the same angle.? ∈ Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 17 May 2016, at 1:48 am, Jewel wrote: > > I am not, personally, familiar with the Sphinx cat but I would

RE: Request for Blue Tooth Recommendations

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The Voyager Edge is very nice and probably as good as it gets with respect to latency, but even with Bluetooth 4.0 it is still there and more or less noticeable. The Edge is very comfortable, nice controls and it sounds good, you will sound OK to the other person, again probably as good as with

Re: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread Jewel
I am not, personally, familiar with the Sphinx cat but I would say that mistaking a photo of the skin: minus the rest of the cat: for that of a bristly human being wouldn't be too far from the mark. If you had let TTS see that it was a cat, I bet that it would have got the description correct.

Re: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread Jewel
I love Tap Tap See and have found it, immensely, helpful. It is also very diplomatic in how it describes something, especially, hair colour. In my balmy days, I had fair hair, but, now, woe is me, the colour reflects my age, but if TTS happens to catch sight of me in a photo, the description is,

Re: iPhone SE

2016-05-16 Thread Marie
My IPhone 6 does the exact thing. Marie -Original Message- From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 1:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone SE That's to do with the proximity senser I presume, but don't know what options there are to control its behaviou

Request for Blue Tooth Recommendations

2016-05-16 Thread Mauricio Molina
Hi All, I know that this topic has been discussed before, but since I was not in the market, I admit I did not pay the utmost attention. Of course what I am wanting to know is which blue tooth ear pieces are recommended with use with an iPhone? I've heard much banter back and forth about the P

Re: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread Marie
In my experience, all this type of app have issues and at times the results can be extremely funny. when Aipoly tries to do color identification, it sometimes spits out 10 or 15 different colors when pointed at a solid color object. And when it thought my toaster oven was a TV screen I tend to d

Re: Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Richard Turner
A coworker is not able to pair the Braille Sense u2 either because the 'iPhone doesn't see it. But, it can see a Braille Edge. So, maybe something has happened with the bluetooth driver Apple has. So, I'd called both HIMS and Apple Accessibility. Richard “The problem with people who have no vice

Re: Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Jennie Facer
I tried resetting the unit and restarting my phone several times. I have to turn Bluetooth off and then Bluetooth back on YouTube. Is there anything else I can try? Jenn Jennie Facer > On May 16, 2016, at 3:49 PM, Karl Smith wrote: > > Hi Jennie, > > I just paired my U2 with my iPhone and i

Re: Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Dollar
Hi Karl, Yes, in the U2 that you ned to go into the global options and be sure that the bluetooth must be leave on all the times on the U2. Hope this help you. Respectful, Scott Dollar From: Karl Smith Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Pairing Bra

Re: Siri

2016-05-16 Thread Donna
Here's one I encountered this morning..I hardly use Seri, so when I activated Seri, before I asked Seri to search Google, Seri asked me if I accidently summonsed her!! DonnaYes, that's one of her lines. Here are a couple more I have heard her say after setting the timer: > "1 minute and countin

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I highly recommend KNFB Reader, with the following caveat. I, too, have had poor results holding my phone myself. But I always thought the problem to be me, not the app, being that I knew others who could get it to work free hand. So, I bought the Scanjig, and it made KNFB Reader come alive,

RE: Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Karl Smith
Hi Jennie, I just paired my U2 with my iPhone and it works basically like you say. Are you sure you have blue tooth turned on in the U2? As soon as I hit pair on the phone I got a message asking me to enter a pin on the U2 and I entered the same one as on the iPhone which in my case was

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Have you guys suggested a "Check Orientation" feature to the developer? I would imagine that it wouldn't be all that difficult to do. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esther Levegnale Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:40 AM To:

RE: Siri

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, that's one of her lines. Here are a couple more I have heard her say after setting the timer: "1 minute and counting, the suspense is killing me!" "5 minutes and counting, remember, a watched iPhone never boils" Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [m

Pairing Braille Sense u2 to iPhone

2016-05-16 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi all, I am trying to pair my Braille Sense to my iPhone again. I had it once but lost it. Here is what I did:1. Put the u2 in terminal mode.2. Went to Braille settings in VO.3. Double tapped on Braille Sense u2 not paired.4. Entered for my security code.5. Double tapped on pair. Now it ju

RE: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread Cris Ali
Thanks Mark, I was not really aware of this limitation. I am not sure I have the right settings in my googlegroups. That is why I find the page inaccessible with NVDA, the screen reader I am currently using. I wanted to join the list because I am seriously considering switching to mac and I wa

Re: iPhone SE

2016-05-16 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
That's to do with the proximity senser I presume, but don't know what options there are to control its behaviour. R. - Original Message - From: "Steve Sweeney" To: Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 6:44 PM Subject: iPhone SE Hi All, Something different with the SE that I can't figure out

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Paul, I’m glad i’m not the only one who doesn’t get the thing to work. /Krister > 16 maj 2016 kl. 20:21 skrev Paul Hunt : > > Hello everybody. I have the KNFB reader and Openbook with the pearl camera. I > also have lots of trouble using the Field Of View or Tilt guidance features > to get the

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Michael Feir
I don't think I'd use it to put a check in a printer. For organising a stack of pages, it does give you the degrees of orientation from presumed horizontal upright position so I'd use that info to stack the pages properly as I scanned each individually. It also can work with a scanning stand automa

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Ron Pelletier
Dani, I tried a few blind friendly OCR apps and none of them compare to the KNFB reader. The ability to scan free-hand with a level indicator, notification of your text being seen and if the camera can see all 4 corners of the page make it the very best. The level now also works in the vertic

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Esther Levegnale
Hi, Paul, I too wish there was a "check orientation" feature in the app. I have some pieces of mail which I place in a notebook and don't know if they're upside down or not, so to compensate, I punch holes on both the right and the left sides. In case they're upside down, I can switch them us

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Paul Hunt
Michael, that doesn't solve the problem. What if you want to load a check into your printer. Can KNFB Reader tell you whether you are putting it in correctly? What if you want to assemble a group of pages and get their orientation correct for mailing? Can the KNFB reader do that? Thanks so much.

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Michael Feir
The KNFB Reader will figure out how many degrees a sheet is rotated so if it's 180 degress, that'd be upside down. It compensates for orientation automatically. As long as you get all four edges of a page in the picture, you're off to the races. On 5/16/16, Paul Hunt wrote: > Hello everybody. I h

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello everybody. I have the KNFB reader and Openbook with the pearl camera. I also have lots of trouble using the Field Of View or Tilt guidance features to get the camera aligned properly. Also, I don't believe there's a check orientation feature in the KNFB Reader. > On May 16, 2016, at 9:47

RE: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Chris, First, I want you to know that there is no built-in mechanism by which to notify an applicant as to why they were or were not accepted. Second, I suggest that the best way to subscribe to any Google Groups list is via the web form which allows one to include a short sentence or t

Re: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread rajmund
Hello, Tap Tap See has accuracy issues. I got a swinks (furless) cat, and took a picture of him. tap tap see said human skin. I laughed so badly on that one. But both are free, I'd play with both. Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 16 May 2016, at 2:44 pm, Richard Turner > wrote: > > It is a free a

IOS 9.3.2 out now,

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
The subject says it all! Regards Davy -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly r

Re: iPhone SE

2016-05-16 Thread Traci Duncan
This is actually an iOS 9 thing. It is a battery saver to not light up the screen when the iPhone is face down. From doing a little Googling, the only way to disable it is to disable fitness tracking under settings. Hope this helps a little, Traci > On May 16, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Steve Sweeney

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi Mary and others I informed the accessibility team of facebook about the bug. For your own good policies, maybe it is good to set your iphone in this way that app updates are not installed so that you can prevent yourselves for such inconveniences caused by broken accessibility in app updates

iPhone SE

2016-05-16 Thread Steve Sweeney
Hi All, Something different with the SE that I can't figure out how to fix. When the phone is laying face down on the table, and a notification like from twitter comes in the phone will play the alert tone but VO will not read the alert unless I pick up the phone. If the pphone is laying face up

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi Sieghard I can get it working by toggling vo off and on and tapping very precisely on the search button. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 5:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: facebook app Hi Davy, Look for my ot

Re: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Apparently, you now need to contact the owners stating that you would like to join and the reasons why. They’ve had so much trouble they have no choice but to deny subscriptions with no explanations as to why one is subscribing. > On 16 May 2016, at 18:19, Cris Ali wrote: > > I had the same pro

Open in KNFB Reader + manual

2016-05-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, with the ongoing KNFB Reader topic, I wanted to add a couple things. Something I like to access from time to time is text inside those images people post on social media. It’s usually something funny or inspirational. Is the following scenario possible? I am in the Twitterrific app, I

playing a video on youtube with the youtube app

2016-05-16 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
Hi all. One of my students would like to know how to replay a youtube video especially if it's a full episode of something? Thanks. Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns ab

how do you get maps to give walking directions to an intersection?

2016-05-16 Thread Pinky
Hi Everyone. Is there a way to get walking directions using maps to an intersection? For example I want to go to north Dakota St. and 18th Avenue. I asked Siri but she would not do this. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ed -- The following information is important for all members of the

RE: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread Cris Ali
I had the same problem. I tried to subscribe to the macvisionaries list several times and I always got a message that my subscription request was denied. I tried to subscribe through an email message, so I got no explanation to why my subscription was rejected. I wish the moderators of the mac

Siri

2016-05-16 Thread Marie Lyons
I just asked Siri to set a timer for 1 minute. She responded with, “I love a good countdown!” Marie Lyons -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post i

RE: accessible 800 phone service?

2016-05-16 Thread Cristóbal
International considerations for this number at least is not a concern. My business is a state vendor and my other clients are also California based. Let me ask, it sounds like some of the free features in GV are paid add-ons (call blasting, texting), what about call waiting or being able to

Re: major linked in problems

2016-05-16 Thread Jed Barton
Did it work? I found the anser to this problem through a friend of mine who was sighted and he helped me. On 5/16/2016 9:33 AM, Keith Bundy wrote: Thanks for the good information, Jed! Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2016, at 12:28 AM, Jed Barton wrote: ah, well, we now have a solution. Fo

Re: Spotify Losing Focus

2016-05-16 Thread Kelby Carlson
Yes. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:36 am Subject: RE: Spotify Losing Focus > > > Are you on the most recent version of iOS, 9.3.1? > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@google

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I don’t want to argue with you at all, but i don’t think it could be the contrast though i can be wrong of course. What happens is that part of a document isn’t visible no matter what i do and that mystifies me to no end since it worked before. /Krister > 16 maj 2016 kl. 17:27 skrev Sieghar

RE: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mary, Well, not sure why it doesn’t work, I just confirmed that it is not specific to the Plus-size phones because I just turned on Voiceover on my wife’s iPhone 6S and it worked right away. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mar

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Mary Otten
Hi exceed hard, I tried as you suggested by flicking to the search field then flicking to the left once hearing the bunk and double tapping and holding. I held it for quite a while. Tried it twice. No luck. Then I tried touching into the search field sliding my finger all the way to the left mar

RE: Spotify Losing Focus

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Are you on the most recent version of iOS, 9.3.1? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelby Carlson Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 8:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Spotify Losing Focus My Spotify con

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Michael, Enabling family sharing in no way means you ar "joining" your iTunes accounts. Some people in fact use the same dedicated Apple Id for iTunes and the app store and then use separate, individual accounts for iCloud, iMessage, Facetime etc. The nice thing about family sharing is that

Spotify Losing Focus

2016-05-16 Thread Kelby Carlson
My Spotify consistently loses focus when scrolling through longer lists of albums or songs and will take me to random spots or back to the top of the page. Any solutions? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns abou

Re: accessible 800 phone service?

2016-05-16 Thread Scott Berry
Seighard, That’s correct. So say you have 10 people workng for you and you want 5 of those to answer the calls then call blasting would basically blast all of those at the same time and then whoever picks up would take the call. > On May 16, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > If

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Krister, We all have different abilities. I think you have mentioned several times before that using the camera isn't your strong point, but then again you seem to successfully use the Fleksy keyboard and that is something that I am not able to master in the time I think should be required t

RE: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Davy, Look for my other post, I tried this again and it is in fact working, maybe when I tried it before I lifted too soon after the triple tone or wasn't quite focused on the search field, but I can now get this to work consistently. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: vipho

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Michael Feir
Hey Sieghard. We have quite different tastes in apps and she's a bit wary of joining our iTUNES accounts in any way. Haven't heard from many people at all who actually use it. Jonathan Mosen's the only one who comes to mind. On 5/16/16, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Just a tip regardi

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Well, just to balance it all i can not get the knfb reader to work. No matter what i do, how i twist my hands, the phone or the paper, i’m never ever able to get all for corners of a document visible and i am not able to get a full documents worth of text out of the reader. Luckily i only use it

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Sieghard you are right, this is really just the same here in Belgium. It does not work at all, but stopping voiceover does the trick. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: facebook app Hi Daniel, I

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Donnie, I think I don't have to endorse KNFB Reader any further since pretty much all that is good has been said about it. It's one of these apps which I think are a must-have for anybody who needs to do OCR even if it's only occasionally since it works so darn well. One thing I thought I ad

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Michael, Just a tip regarding buying apps. KNFB Reader has family sharing turned on. If you set up family sharing and add your wife as your family member, she could have downloaded KNFB Reader at no extra cost since you already purchased it. Many apps allow family sharing, you should check it

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Esther Levegnale
Hi, All! I also would like to sing great praises for the KNFB Reader app. For years, I've used the Open Book with the Pearl camera on my PC and thought that was the cat's meow. Well, I think very differently now. The KNFB Reader has it all over the other scanners, in my opinion. I've also t

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Mary Otten
It must be just my luck. The split tap is not working for me either. Very odd. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2016, at 5:08 AM, Donna wrote: > > Try a split tap on the search field. This works for me every time. > > Donna > >> On May 16, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Davy Cuppens wrote: >> >>

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Mary Otten
That workaround is definitely not working here on my 6S. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2016, at 4:39 AM, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Hi, yes it does. I just tried it literally two seconds ago, and got it to > work 100% of the time. Double tap and hold on the search field, wait for the >

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Jennie Facer
Like Richard said, it really depends on how much time you have to work with the apps. Not to say apps like Prizmo and them are any better, it just takes too much time in my humble oppinion to use them. It takesa lot of time, and I have found the knfb app to be very timely even though it too take

RE: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hmm, I just tried it again and while I have done so several times yesterday when it didn’t work, it does work now. It does sometimes seem to matter where exactly the focus is, I just tried it by swiping left all the way until I got to “Search, dimmed” and it didn’t work twice in a row, then I sw

RE: Question about setting up an Outlook account

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Anita, I think you are confusing Outlook the program as in Outlook which is the email client that is part of the Office suite with Outlook.com email accounts. I believe Terri means she has created an @Outlook.com email account. OK, Terri, I am not totally sure what the problem is without kno

RE: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Daniel, I don't know about others, but for me this work-around is not working, double tap and hold and then letting go when the tone sounds does nothing on my 6S Plus and neither does split-tapping or anything else with Voiceover running. The only work-around which works for me is to turn Voi

RE: bluetooth not finding new devices

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You have to put most new Bluetooth devices into pairing mode the first time you connect. Are you doing that? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of martinnelso...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 3:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: bluetoo

RE: accessible 800 phone service?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cristobal, Also keep in mind that some of these services work well for people outside the US where Google Voice is not really supported. Here in Canada I can’t even get Skype-In numbers and it makes little sense for me to get an American Skype number. I can’t even get a local phone number to

RE: accessible 800 phone service?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is true for many people, but there still are many people who don’t have unlimited calling included in their cell plans because maybe they only have a prepaid service and I think there still is a place for toll free numbers which themselves have become very inexpensive and still show custome

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Chris Chaffin
Being a user of computer OCR software like Open Book and Kurzweil for years now, I was a little skeptical regarding the KNFB Reader app and how accurate it was actually going to be. I mean, most of our hands move slightly when holding up our devices only naturally, so I thought for this reason,

RE: accessible 800 phone service?

2016-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you have an 800 number from Grasshopper, Ringcentral or any other company that offers cloud-based business grade phone systems they can be forward to whatever you want. I am going to try out Grasshopper and set up an account yesterday with a toll free number and I set it up so any calls to th

RE: aipoly

2016-05-16 Thread Richard Turner
It is a free app, so try it out. Personally, I think TapTapSee does a better job with most things including colors because it will identify, for example, a man’s shirt with blue and white flowers, etc. AIPoly is teachable, though, so it will likely get better in time. Richard From

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Tom Lange
Hi. I like and recommend KNFB Reader because of its simple user interface and, with proper lighting conditions, the quality of its scanning results. Based on what I've read on the list over the past several years and what I've heard from my students, I'd recommend avoiding the free OCR apps; you

RE: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, You've had some good answers already, but I'm going to throw my two cents worth in. It really depends on how much scanning you are going to do and how much time you want to take doing it. It also depends on whether having paragraph breaks is important to you. KNFB Reader is by far the fas

Re: major linked in problems

2016-05-16 Thread Keith Bundy
Thanks for the good information, Jed! Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2016, at 12:28 AM, Jed Barton wrote: > > ah, well, we now have a solution. > For those of you that use linked in, there i guess have been changes to the > app. I was having a problem viewing my network. So, here's what y

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Interestingly enough that we're getting mixed results whether the workaround works. I guess those of us with the 6S plus are just lucky. :-) Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On May 16, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Krister Ekstrom > wrote: > > I can confirm that the workaround for the search works. > /Kris

Re: Question about setting up an Outlook account

2016-05-16 Thread Gadget Girl
Yes, Google did change it. You now have to allow less secure apps for gmail. You have to go into your Google account and allow ”less secure apps”. So, open a new Google browser. Log into your email account you want to add to Outlook. When you get there, type the following string: https://w

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks I can confirm that it is not working at all with a 5s but there is however a difficult workaround. 1. Slide to the left till you hear search: grey. Hold on that button very precisely just next to your mute button just a little little bit lower. 2. Then put vo out with another finger d

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I can confirm that the workaround for the search works. /Krister > 16 maj 2016 kl. 14:44 skrev Davy Cuppens : > > I am very sorry to tell that it is really not working here at all, even not > in the more tab of the screen. > It is eventually a bug! > Regards > Davy > > From: Daniel Miller

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I can confirm that the workaround with the search works 100 percent of the time here to. Using a 6s+ /Krister > 16 maj 2016 kl. 14:39 skrev Davy Cuppens : > > Hi folks > > tis is a tramendous bug in the app update, so don't do the upgrade for people > finding the search feature important. The

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
No, I know many people where this gives no result just like here. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Daniel Miller Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 2:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: facebook app Hi. There's a workaround. Double tap and hold on the search box, and the

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
I am very sorry to tell that it is really not working here at all, even not in the more tab of the screen. It is eventually a bug! Regards Davy From: Daniel Miller Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 1:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: heavy bug in fb app update Hi, yes it does. I just t

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi folks tis is a tramendous bug in the app update, so don't do the upgrade for people finding the search feature important. The rest of the app works fine. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Walter Harper Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 1:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subje

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-16 Thread Feliciano Godoy
It is simply great. The user interface, support and the fact that you can save files on the app. Definitely a great app. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v > On May 16, 2016, at 12:50 AM, Dani Pagador wrote: >

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Donna
Try a split tap on the search field. This works for me every time. Donna > On May 16, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Davy Cuppens wrote: > > This is really not true. Tis workaround does not work here. > > From: Daniel Miller > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 6:37 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject:

Re: Where Does Iphone Keep WhatsApp Videos?

2016-05-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Sieghard In settings of whatsapp, you can set multimedia to be saved to your phone or not. Regards Davy From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 6:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Where Does Iphone Keep WhatsApp Videos? Hi Fazil, I assume they are not accessible

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi. There's a workaround. Double tap and hold on the search box, and then released your finger when you hear the triple tone from voiceover. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On May 16, 2016, at 7:46 AM, Afik Sofir wrote: > > No, you aren't. > > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@go

RE: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Afik Sofir
No, you aren't. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Walter Harper Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 2:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: facebook app Thanks so much. I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong Sent

Re: facebook app

2016-05-16 Thread Walter Harper
Thanks so much. I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong Sent from my iPhone > On May 16, 2016, at 7:35 AM, Afik Sofir wrote: > > Hi, its bug in the app. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Walter Harper > S

Re: heavy bug in fb app update

2016-05-16 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi, yes it does. I just tried it literally two seconds ago, and got it to work 100% of the time. Double tap and hold on the search field, wait for the triple tone, then release your finger. Works all the time. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus > On May 16, 2016, at 6:54 AM, Davy Cuppens wrote: > >

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